Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Amendment 14
fishery-mgmt · west coast · Published 2001-08-07 · Effective 2001-08-02 · 66 FR 41152
Document
Document number
01-19769
Federal Register citation
66 FR 41152
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; announcement of approval of an amendment to a fishery management plan.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
west coast
Publication date
2001-08-07
Effective date
2001-08-02
NOAA docket
Docket No. 010108006-1198-03
Abstract
NMFS announces the approval of Amendment 14 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and issues a final rule to implement portions of it. Amendment 14 creates a permit stacking program for limited entry permits with sablefish endorsements. This permit stacking program will lengthen the duration of the limited entry, fixed gear primary sablefish fishery. It is intended to increase safety in that fishery, to provide flexibility to participants, and to reduce capacity in the limited entry fixed gear fleet.